Joseph was born December 21 1879 in Gori, Georgia, Russia. ... Joseph spoke only Georgian until he was 8, when he learned to speak Russian. His mother who was very religious sent Joseph to a church school. ... In 1899 Joseph was expelled from the theological seminary for smuggling in banned books and for not respecting officials. ... Joseph finally got the chance to meet Lenin in 1905 at a conference in Finland Lenin noticed that Stalin was very dedicated and loyal to Lenin's cause so Lenin appointed Joseph to work for his cause by raising money for the Bolsheviks by any means necessary t...

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